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Hornsey 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

Published
1926
Pages
114
Tables
53

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    STATISTICS FOR 1925.
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    Males.
    Percentage.
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    Females.
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    Out-Relief. — During 1925 the Guardians distributed the following amounts in out-relief: —
    Cases.Cost.
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    Inspections.
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    Notices Served.
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    Summary of Sanitary Improvements Carried Out.
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    Premises periodically inspected.—The following premises were visited periodically during the year and any matters found requiring attention were dealt with;—
    Description of PremisesNo in District
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    In nine instances the necessary repairs were carried out by the owners; one certificate was issued and five refused; three applications were withdrawn.
    Petroleum Acts, etc.—Two-gallon-tin Stores.Bulk Stores.
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    The businesses carried on at the respective premises are as follows:—
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    House-to-House Inspection . —The following table gives a comparison of post-war and pre-war conditions as a result of house-to-house inspections in a number of roads: —
    Pre-War.Post-War.
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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
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    Slaughter-houses. —The following is a statement regarding the slaughter-houses in the Borough: —
    In 1920.In Jan., 1925.In Dec., 1925.
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    Unsound Food. —The following unsound food was surrendered and destroyed: —
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    " List of Samples purchased in Hornsey during the Year ended 31st December,1925.
    ArticleTaken.Adulterated.
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    The following table shows the incidence of infecting cases discharged from hospital since 1920:—
    YEAR.SCARLET FEVER.Persons infect«d. "Return Cases"Infecting cases.Percentage of infecting cases.DIPHTHERIA.Persons infected. "Return Case*?"Infecting cases.Percentage of infecting cases.
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    An arrangement exists with the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the admission of cases of this disease to St. Margaret 's Hospital, Kentish Town, if required, but none of the cases mentioned was treated in this Hospital.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    The following is a record of the disinfection work carried out during the year: —
    Premises.Rooms disinfected.Articles disinfected.Articles destroyed.
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    out at the laboratory of the Joint Isolation Hospital. The following district work was done during 1925: —
    Negative.Positive.
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    The following statement shows the condition of the register at the beginning and at the end of the year:—
    No. of cases at commencement of 1925.No. of cases added during 1925.No. of cases removed during 1925.No. of cases on register at end of 1925.
    Pul.Non.-Pul.Pul.Non.-Pul.Pul.Non.-Pul.Pul.Non.-Pul.
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    The cases removed from the register are for the following reasons:—
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    The average number of beds in residential institutions available for Middlesex patients suffering from tuberculosis during the year 1925:—
    Observation.Pulmonary tuberculosis.Non-pulmonary tuberculosis.Total.
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    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Midwives.—The Hornsey Town Council appointed a municipal midwife in 1921. Her services have been increasingly popular in the Borough, as the following record of cases attended shows: —
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    TABLE A. BOROUGH OF HORNSEY VITAL STATISTICS, 1901-1925.
    YearEstimated Mid-Year Population.Birth Rats per 1,000 Population.Death Rate per 1,000 Population.Infant Mortality per 1,000 Birthh.
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    CAUSES OF DEATH1925All Ages.
    Under 1 year.1 and under 2 yearp.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years65 years and over.19251924192319221921
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    TABLE D.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1925.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    Under 1 Week.1-2 WeekB.8-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.
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    TABLE E. BIRTHS, DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN DISEASES, 1001-1925.
    YEAR.Population Census.Total BirthsTotal DeathsTotal Infant Deaths (under one year)Deaths fr»m MeaslesDeaths from Whooping CoughDeathsfrom Diarhoea (under two years)Deathsfrom Scarlet FeverDeaths from DiphtheriaDeaths from Typhoid Fever.Deaths from Cancer.Deaths from Tuber culosis (PulmonaryDeaths from Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary)
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    TABLE F.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1925.
    DISEASEWARDS.AGESTotalAdmitted to Joint Hospital.Admitted to other Hospitals.Registered Deaths.
    HighgateMuswell Hill.Crouch EndWest HornseyEast HornseyNorth HaringeySouth HaringeyStroud GreenFinsbury Park.01515254565 and
    I515254565
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    TABLE G—NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, 1901-1925.
    Year.Population.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria or Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebral Spinal Meningitis.Polio-Myelitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Malaria.Dysentery.Encephalitis Lethargica.Pneumonia.Small-Pox.Measles.German Measles.Total.Attack rate per 1,000 population.
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    TABLE H.—NOTIFICATIONS OF, AND DEATHS FROM, TUBERCULOSIS, 1925.
    AGE PERIODS.New Cases.Deaths
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    MFMPMFMF
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    TABLE I. MATEBNITY AND CHILD W'ELFABE WOBIv, 1925.
    Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
    No. 1.No. 2.No. 3.
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    RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIFE, 1925.
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    TABLE J._RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE BOROUGH, 1925.
    Name of InstitutionPurposeIf supported by voluntary contributionsAccommodation for inmates (other than Staff)No. of Staff.
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    TABLE K—FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. The following is a summary of the result of inspections made at Factories, Workshops and Workplaces during the year, with a list of Outworkers' premises, a copy of which has been forwarded to the Home Office, as required. None of the Outworkers' premises was found to be in an unwholesome condition.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.WrittenProsecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.A1.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE K.— Contd. OUTWORKERS.
    Nature of Work.Outworkers.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.
    (1)
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    TABLE L. HOUSING CONDITIONS. STATISTICS YEAE ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.
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    TABLE L.-Contd.
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    Statistics of Otorbhæa Clinic, 1925.
    Cause of SuppurationTotal Ears.CuredLost Sight ofUnder TreatmentSent for
    OperationOther Treatment
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    The following is a summary of the after histories:— Returned to public elementary
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE I— RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1925.
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    TABLE II. (A)— RETURN OP DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II.—(Contd.). (B)—NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN FOUND AT ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    Group (1)Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4)
    Inspected. (2)Found to require treatment. (3)
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    TABLE III—RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    BoysGirls.Total
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    TABLE IV. (A)—RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1925. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    DISEASE OR DEFECT.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    1(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE IV.—(Contd ). Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital,apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE IV—(Contd.). Group IV.—Dental Defects.
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    TABLE V. LIST OF SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH.
    School.Department.Authorized Accommodation.Average No. on the Rolls for yr. ended 31/12/25.
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    TABLE VI.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION, 1925. Number of Children Inspected at each School.
    Years of age.567891011121314Totals.
    School.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.B.G.Total